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Blue Jackets vs. Predators December 14, 2009

COLUMBUS, OH - DECEMBER 14: Antoine Vermette #50 of the Columbus Blue Jackets returns to the bench after scoring a power play goal at 16:23 of the first period against the Nashville Predators at the Nationwide Arena on December 14, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft